diff --git a/target/desktop/config.in b/target/desktop/config.in
index 31580a1e5..148f65f1c 100644
--- a/target/desktop/config.in
+++ b/target/desktop/config.in
@@ -147,83 +147,3 @@ ROCKCFGSET_DO_REBUILD_STAGE=0
 ROCKCFGSET_CREATE_DOCS=1
 ROCKCFGSET_DISABLE_NLS=0
 
-# Linux kernel preconfig
-ROCKCFGSET_PKG_LINUX_CUSTCONFIG=1
-cat << 'EOT' > config/$config/linux.cfg
-# the most common desktop systems are not SMP
-CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y
-CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y
-
-CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y
-
-# more recent boxes need ACPI ...
-CONFIG_ACPI=y
-# CONFIG_ACPI_HT_ONLY is not set
-CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
-# BUSMGR and SYS are for old 2.4 kernels
-CONFIG_ACPI_BUSMGR=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_SYS=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_CPU=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_CMBATT=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
-# CMBAT is for old 2.4 kernels
-CONFIG_ACPI_CMBATT=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
-CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
-
-CONFIG_APM=y
-
-# a nice desktop feature in 2.6 kernels
-CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
-
-# some embedded or server stuff
-CONFIG_MTD=n
-CONFIG_PHONE=n
-CONFIG_FUSION=n
-CONFIG_I2O=n
-CONFIG_HAMRADIO=n
-
-# parport
-
-CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO=y
-CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_SUPERIO=y
-CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER=y
-
-# make USB only system happy
-
-CONFIG_INPUT=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBDEV=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK=y
-CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN=m
-CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
-
-# improtant USB support
-CONFIG_USB=y
-CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
-CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
-CONFIG_USB_UHCI=y
-CONFIG_USB_OHCI=y
-CONFIG_USB_HID=y
-CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y
-CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
-
-# the useful magic rq
-CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
-CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
-
-EOT
-